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Color postcard. On Back: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 4th and Madison, The new $4,500,000 Seattle Public Library is considered one of the finest in the country. The exterior of this building is a combination of precast Mo-Sai, manufactured in Seattle; Sunset Red granite from Cold Springs, Minnesota; Tennessee Pink marble, and heat absorbing plate glass. It has a floor space of 200,000 square feet and shelving area for one million volumes, as well a...
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Color postcard. On Back: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 4th and Madison, The new $4,500,000 Seattle Public Library is considered one of the finest in the country. The exterior of this building is a combination of precast Mo-Sai, manufactured in Seattle; Sunset Red granite from Cold Springs, Minnesota; Tennessee Pink marble, and heat absorbing plate glass. It has a floor space of 200,000 square feet and shelving area for one million volumes, as well as reading rooms, conference rooms, and an auditorium. The artwork in this building is by some of the finest Northwest artists - George Tsutakawa, Glen Alps, James Fitzgerald and Ray Jensen. Library Postcards. Washington. Photography. 14.0 x 9.0 cm. Paper. 3300 x 2115 pixels. 600 dpi. 20938740 bytes.
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